Newslaundry

Claiming the throne: Why Modi's open ambition is his biggest asset

In a relentless 24x7 news cycle it’s meant that these leaders have pretty much ceded the national space to Narendra Modi. He has de facto become the only person running openly and aggressively for the top job.

Kejriwal's first town hall: Big on pyaar, vague on policy

In his first "town hall" meeting, Kejriwal was clearly a man on a mission: "to win people with love". It proved a handy shield against all those thorny questions about Kashmir, Anna, and reservations.

Modi backs out of Facebook Talks Live citing conditions not met

The BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate is notoriously difficult to catch for media interviews but has backed out of an interaction on Facebook Talks Live at the last minute after organisers said he laid down conditions they couldn't fulfill.